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In the first in our new debate series, Paul Hurst argues the case for a new Universal Pastoral Care model, centred around the principles of counselling ethics rather than faith-based considerations. Thresholds, October 2020

A systematic review of the literature published since 1980. PDF download.

Does old age have to be an awful period of exclusion or could it be a time for knowing what really matters? asks Jeff Weston. Private Practice, March 2024.

Founders of Awakening Creativity, coach Lindsey Wheeler and humanistic counsellor Christina Bachini, demonstrate a simple and powerful new approach to incorporating creativity in coaching practice. Coaching Today, January 2024

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Exploring the Perceptions and Attitudes of Men Who Have Experienced Counselling and Coaching - a Thematic Analysis

In The Gift of Sensitivity – The extraordinary power of emotional engagement in life and work, author and advocate for human emotional potential, Elena Amber offers new perspectives on what it means to be a human in an age of AI. She talks to Nicola Banning about her research, how she came to write her book, and why the world needs our hidden gifts of sensitivity more than ever. BACP Workplace, April 2024.

Open article: Working in social care is notoriously physically and emotionally demanding, poorly paid and involves long hours. BACP research fellow Jenny O'Donnell shines a light on this often overlooked workforce. BACP Workplace, April 2025.

Rachel Johnston is a BACP accredited counsellor working in GP surgeries and private practice. She is also Director of Connect2Counselling in Belfast. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020

A showcase of recent research projects in counselling and psychotherapy. BACP Research Conference 2022